Watt/Swr Meter quit working on transmit only

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chrozell
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Watt/Swr Meter quit working on transmit only

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Radio Make and Model: Cobra 142 GTL with mods done and tuned and extra upper and lower channels added by local cb shop before I bought it.
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Test gear available: digital watt, ohm meter
Symptoms: watt/swr meter will not swing on transmit, it works good on receive and lights work. I key down and it act like it will swing then sits at around 1db?

What is working: Rest of radio works great with 14 watts out using a cobra stock mic on a imax antenna and rg8 coax. Have a warrior s-1000 watt/swr meter inline and a fc50 dosy freq counter that both work correctly.

What has been tried: checked mic, opened radio and visibly checked for loose or burned areas.

Did it suddenly happen ?: yes
Anything else that may be of help?: I keyed down with no antenna to radio.
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